The Submarine Threat
In the media, we have often heard about the growing submarine threat from China. How much of a threat is this really going to be. I don’t profess to know…
China copies su-27?
There has been several articles recently critiquing J-11B. I thought I’d take the time to debunk some of the theories on them. The first one comes from a Russian newspaper…
Effects of European embargo lifting
So, I’ve received some requests recently on what would happen if the European arms embargo gets lifted. Now, this is a really complicated question, because I certainly can’t factor in…
J-11B vs Russians
So, as mentioned in the last post, there is news coming out regarding Russia being upset over China’s imitation of flankers. Of course, the great PLA expert Andrei Chang decided…
Replying to a recent Signal Magazine article
So, I just read an article on AFCEA regarding China copying technologies from 956. So, I think I will address this again. First, let’s address the myth that Russia is…
Thinking outside the box
I think I’m going to talk about something a little different today. As we know, China has often been listed as America’s most likely adversary in the future. I have…
More on China & Russia military relationship
So, we dealt a little bit with the naval problems in the relationship. Now, we also got some more ammunition on the aerial part of the relationship. But to start…
Responding to PKF's article on Asian Navy
Just to report on some news before we get to the main purpose of this post. There are some news from this week: EMAL catapult project has been confirmed by…
China and Farnborough air show
So, the Farnborough air show took place this past week with a lot of fanfare. The Russians unveiled their “new su-35” fighter and MS-21 airliner. Bombardier signed the agreement with…
The RAND study on PLAAF vs USAF in 2020
I recently read the RAND analysis on possible encounters between China and Taiwan/USA in 2020. You can find it here. I have to say that after some initial prejudice toward…
CAC + 5th generation
Over the past couple of weeks, the world got a chance to see China’s new found wealth and power. As a burgeoning superpower, it’s often believed that China’s military prowess…
Interesting things to consider
I know I’m due to post something on the Zhuhai airshow and I will get to that this weekend along with some new 054A photos and other photos. But I…
China and NATO military cooperation
Recently, the Ukrainian Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov made a week long visit to China. They talked a lot about military cooperation during this time. If you haven’t noticed yet, Ukraine…
Some thoughts on China's recent military budget and carrier announcement
In case you guys have missed it, two of the big announcements out of the National People’s Congress this past week are the call for Aircraft Carrier by Admiral Hu…
Some Recent Thoughts
o start off, I want to announce that I might be posting less in the future, because during the recent time, I have become less interested in military aviation and…
ASBM – follow up
The original entry has received quite a bit of fanfare, so I thought I would push some additional thoughts across + look at some of the questions being posed. Thanks…
The story behind the stories for Varyag
A couple of weeks ago, we saw Varyag move from its old location to dry dock for some works. From all of the stuff that we’ve seen on the flight…
Remembering June 4th
As we just passed the 20th anniversary of the June 4th crackdown on the TianAnMen Square protests (aka LiuSi to Chinese people), a common question is what do we really…
Vietnam People's Navy + Kilo subs
Recently, the Vietnamese put in a huge order for 6 kilo submarines for $1.8 billion. After this, I read some articles like this one that claims Vietnam is sending China…
Regarding the recent story about Russia helping Taiwan
In the past week, a really interesting article as shown below popped up and caused some heated discussions on different military forums. Taipei – Taiwan plans to build its third-generation…